INTERQUEST Announces Speakers for 2011 Digital Book Printing Forum in New York

After additional INTERQUEST research findings are presented, a panel of experts will focus on challenges and developments related to workflow, paper handling, finishing, and substrates. Speakers include Bruce Watermann, Senior Vice President, Print Operations, Blurb; Adi Chinai, President, King Printing; Andrew Pate, Director of Digital and Program Sales, Edwards Brothers; as well as Melissa Klug, Director of Marketing & Book Publishing Product Manager, Glatfelter; and Johan Laurent, Business Manager, Standard Finishing Systems.

In the final session of the day, publishers will share their experiences with digital book printing as well as their views on synergies between eBooks and printed books and the impact of new digital printing technologies on their business. Speakers include Craig Bauer, Senior Vice President, Operations, Hachette Book Group USA; Michael DeFazio, Vice President, Production Planning and Paper Purchasing, Random House, Inc.; Dick Hanson, Data Operations Manager, Vance Publishing; and Lynn Terhune, Global Digital Print Administrator/Corporate, John Wiley & Sons.

The 2011 Digital Book Printing Forum will be held Tuesday, April 5, 2011 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Marriott Marquis New York in midtown Manhattan during the annual Publishing Business Conference Expo organized by Book Business magazine. The Digital Book Printing Forum is sponsored by leading players in the market, including Blurb, Bridgeport National Bindery, Gasch Printing, Glatfelter, Hewlett-Packard, InfoPrint Solutions, Kodak, Lulu, Océ, Standard Finishing, Webcom, and Xerox. The event is supported by the Association of Educational Publishers (AEP) and the Small Publishers Association of North America (SPAN).

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About INTERQUEST, Ltd.

Founded in 1989, INTERQUEST is a market and technology research and consulting firm in the field of digital printing and publishing. INTERQUEST has conducted extensive research into digital book printing markets. Its studies of digital print manufacturing include Digital Book Printing: Market Analysis & Forecast (2010-2015), High Growth Segments of Digital Book Printing: Market Analysis & Forecast and The Digital Book & Manual Printing Opportunity: Market Analysis & Forecast. Every year since 2006 INTERQUEST has organized the Digital Book Printing Forum held during the Publishing Business Conference & Expo in New York City. In 2010 INTERQUEST organized similar events in Paris, London, Toronto, and Montréal. INTERQUEST can be reached by calling (434) 979-9945, by fax at (434) 979-9959, or by email at iquest@inter-quest.com.
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